We had a wonderful day together as a family celebrating Jane's first birthday. I cannot believe my baby's ONE! What a sweet, special girl she is and we just love her to pieces!
We opened presents in the morning and then headed right out to the zoo. She fell asleep in my arms walking out to the car after our time there. This was not in the plans, but I guess we pooped her out. Luckily I was able to get her to take a real nap once we got home, so she was in a good mood for the afternoon.
We played a lot and then did the cake smash later in the evening. Note to self: Do the cake smash earlier in the day when the birthday child is not exhausted from the day's activities. You'll see why below.
She got a soft monkey cuddle toy.
But she was more enamored by the paper than the actual toy. :)
She also got a cute dog toy that she can ride around on or push.
Watching daddy get her dog ready.
I just love this picture of her grasping her daddy and watching so intently.
Seeing how all of this works. I'm sure she was so confused by all the excitement and attention.
Blake wondered why he couldn't get presents too. He liked the dog and had a hard time with the whole concept that it was Jane's birthday and not his.
Giving it a try.
She decided it was a lot more fun to push.
The smash cake. I made this while Jane was having her nap. I have to admit I had high hopes that she would break the trend that we've had going in the family and actually smash the cake, but it was a no-go.
She was tired apparently. This is what she did when we put the cake in front of her. She followed the path of her older sister and brother. Ahhh....memories.
We got her to calm down by playing peek-a-boo so we could get some decent pictures, but she was still not about to touch that cake.
We even took her hand and smashed it into the cake, but she immediately pulled away and started crying.
Don't be fooled by those cake crumbs on her face. Not a single one entered her mouth.
The next day after church I took her one year photo shoot with her in her new birthday dress.
Doesn't she look adorable?
She'd slept off the bad mood from the cake smash the previous night, thankfully. :)
We love you Jane! Happy first birthday! Your family loves and adores you.
2 comments:
That looked like a fun toy she got. I'm sorry the cake smash didn't work out, but she still looked adorable, even in the pic that she was crying:)
She is so cute, and I think she has the longest eyelashes ever. So pretty!
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